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Tools/Metal Work
Your choice of tools is a spectacularly individual choice. There is
little agreement about which types of instruments are actually needed
to successfully complete a model. We aim to present a representative selection
from the wide array of materials about tools, their proper care & maintenance.
Novice builders often make do with non-specific items gathered from around the house (i.e.,
tweezers, cutting boards, utility knives, curling irons, and hairpins). The more
experienced modeler may choose from a variety of available materials including dentist’s tools,
curved-blades, straight-blades, wood formers and steamers, specialized marking pins and
miniature hand drills.
- Compact Lathe, 2nd edition.
Bray, Stan (2004). Swanley: Special Interest Model Books. 187 p. illus.
Illustrated book dedicated to the use of the compact lathe in model building.
- Selecting and using hand tools.
Fine Woodworking (Eds.). (2005). Westminster, Random House. 160p. illus.
A collection of 28 of the best articles from Fine Woodworking covers all you need to
know about hand tools, from choosing the right ones for the job, to marking measuring,
using chisels, sharpening edge tools & saws, & essential hand-tool techniques.
- Tabletop machining: A basic approach to making small parts on miniature machine tools.
Martin, Joe & Libuse, Craig, V. (1998). Vista: Sherline Products, Inc. 238 p. Illus.
A good general guide to the use of tabletop machines for the manufacture of the miniature
fittings needed in the craft of scale model making.
- Choosing and using hand tools.
Rae, Andy. (2002).New York: Sterling Publishing Co. 208 p. illus, index.
A wealth of information about the selection, care, and use of nearly every kind of
hand tool. “A valuable resource for woodworkers and should be part of public library
woodcraft collections” (Library Journal, Jun 2002, p.190).
- Tools and techniques: Professional skills made easy.
Sterling Publishing (2001). NY: Sterling Publishing Co. 80p. illus.
You can expand your ability to use all the major tool types. How to use specific tools,
prepare wood, machining and cutting to width. Tips on care and maintenance.
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